Trump breaks with G7 joint statement

He said the move was based on Mr Trudeau's "falsestatements. and the fact that Canada is charging massive tariffs to our U.S. farmers, workers and companies". "Our tariffs are in response to his of 270 per cent on dairy!"

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. "He also called Trudeau "weak" and 'dishonest", echoing the President's own words. "And no subsidies. I even said, 'no tariffs, '" Trump insisted while defending his decision to impose a global tariff on United States imports of steel and aluminium.

He was reacting to Trudeau's declaration that Canadians would "not be pushed around" and would hit back at punishing U.S. tariffs on metal imports with "equivalent tariffs". "I personally negotiated with Prime Minister Trudeau", Mr. Kudlow said.

Responding to a question from CTV Ottawa Bureau Chief Joyce Napier, Freeland said that, for her, "the most important thing is deeds rather than words", adding that Canada plans to retaliate against USA tariffs on steel and aluminum starting on July 1, something she says Canada is "doing out of sorrow".

"There remain good reasons to fight for the transatlantic partnership", she said, adding that the current round of trade tariffs that the USA and European Union have imposed on each other did not signal the end of a partnership.

Trump had set a very confrontational tone ahead of the summit by slapping tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Canada and the European Union, and calling for Russian Federation to be let back into the summit.

"That's actually not the reason that the United States, according to the Trump administration, imposed the steel tariffs on Canada", he replied.